Entry № 1129 · Hebrew origin

Ayala Ayala — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-YAH-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Gazelle, doe"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "gazelle, doe".

Ayala (אַיָּלָה) is the Hebrew word for "gazelle" or "doe." In the Bible, the gazelle symbolizes swiftness, grace, and beauty.

Ayala is widely used in modern Israel.

Gazelle. The Hebrew Song of Songs grace.

The name in its native script.

אַיָּלָה
Transliteration
ʾAyyālāh
Pronunciation
/ əˈjɑː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ayala stands.

Ayala does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Ayalas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Ayala
Common in Israeli fiction.

Names connected to Ayala.

The number behind Ayala.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Ayala reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.